Li Y., Weng H., Cheng J., Chen F., 2015, Performance Analysis for Francis Hydraulic Turbine based on Normalized Operating Condition and its Application, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 46, 1135-1140.
The operating condition is normalized based on unit parameters and runner velocity triangle for hydraulic turbine in this paper. The hydraulic turbine performance is analyzed by using the normalized operating condition parameter and the actual data obtained from the stability and performance test for prototype turbine under different water heads for a certain hydropower plant. On this base, an instructional suggestion about the recommend output and guide vane opening under the entire operating water heads is proposed for the hydroelectric unit operation. According to theoretical analysis and actual data, the regularity of hydraulic turbine during operating can be revealed and summarized more directly and easily by means of adopting the normalized operating condition parameter. This researching conclusion could provide a new solution to analyze the hydraulic turbine performance and guide the operating of hydroelectric units safely, steadily and efficiently.
